 I'm here because it's a cause I really thought was important. I was invited to get involved and I thought it was a fantastic thing to do, something practical where you could help make a difference. Sleeping out like this helps raise awareness and of course the sponsorship that people so generously provide helps raise funds for some of the most needy Australians. Just when you think about the simple facts that on any night, somewhere winter, over 100,000 of our fellow Australians are homeless. Over 50,000 are sleeping out, you know, rough. This year I was sleep out. Last year you raised almost three million dollars. That's a fantastic sum and hopefully we can do better this year. A lot of people turn up at shelters and they're turned away because there's not room. So what we can do as ordinary Australians to provide support for people doing it tough has got to be a good thing. For me here tonight, you know, simulating this event, you know, is daunting enough. It's going to be close to zero here tonight in Canberra. There'll be a frost in the morning. We're given three sheets of cardboard and we've got a sleeping bag to keep us warm. Imagine if you were someone who was facing this every night. Not only are you facing homelessness, not knowing where your next meal might come from, not knowing where you might sleep that night. But unlike those of us here tonight, you're not safe. While this is a really important way for us to raise awareness and to raise money, I can only start to begin what it is truly like to be homeless and anything that we can do, I can do and that all of the people involved in this project can do to help people who are homeless is a great thing. She's going to be a long note.